The Demon Slayer Martial Saint Begins with Insect Refining

Chapter 329 Poison Man Sect

Nine bone spikes, along with the appearance of the Ten Thousand Corpse Luo, attacked Su Yan with even greater ferocity.

Su Yan faced the bone spurs head-on, while the Devouring Soldier Netherworld Moth had already flown out, unleashing a dark, vortex-like Netherworld Domain.

The moment the bone spur touched this area, it was instantly eroded by the power of the devouring soldiers.

In just one breath, the surface luster of the nine third-grade high-quality spiritual artifact bone spurs was swallowed up.

Wan Shi Luo's expression changed drastically. Although he had thought that Su Yan was definitely not a simple character, no one had told him that this guy would be so troublesome.

He immediately manipulated the bone spikes to avoid the black hole of the Devouring Soldier Moth and headed straight for Su Yan.

"The Curse of the Netherworld Bone!"

The Three Fiends Poison Corpse True Meaning crossed their arms, gathering countless emerald green corpse poisons to form a terrifying curse seal.

The Nine-Headed Poison Dragon's true essence merged with Su Yan's, its blood-red maw opened wide, and its dragon breath blasted out, obliterating the curse seal.

Before Wan Shi Luo could react, the backlash struck, causing his true essence to surge within him.

He manipulated the Yin Sha Bone Spikes to protect his body, and his previous desire to kill Su Yan was no longer present in his mind.

The Devouring Soldier Moth, the Divine Fiend Locust, and the Star Shadow Demon Spider—these three ferocious insects, even in their initial appearance, were beyond his ability to handle.

The soldiers have fallen into the netherworld!

The Devouring Soldier Netherworld had already arrived above the Myriad Corpse Demon, giving him no time to react.

Countless phantom images of magical artifacts gathered in mid-air, forming a trapping array with four blood banners, and summoning the phantom image of a blood demon.

The magical artifacts fell like raindrops, their sharp aura tearing the ground apart.

Wan Shi Luo hurriedly used three Danqiao Poison Corpses to block, but no matter how tough the Danqiao Poison Corpses were, they were still inferior to these spiritual artifact phantoms.

The phantom pierced through the body of the poisonous corpse in the Danqiao cavity, as if it were piercing a window paper as thin as a cicada's wing.

Wan Shi Luo was terrified. His Yin Sha Bone Spikes condensed into a long sword, and he used the Nine Fiends Soul-Splitting Slash to strike the phantom of the spiritual weapon in mid-air.

The clanging sounds continued, like pearls falling onto a jade plate, never ceasing.

Wan Shi Luo was resisting with all his might, and was now close to his limit.

However, facing the Devouring Netherworld, retaliating with a magical weapon is not a good idea.

The Devouring Soldier Ghostly Dawn, like a black, sharp sword, charged towards him as soon as it met his Nine Fiend Soul-Splitting Slash.

Like sharp blades clashing and vying for power, yet amidst this interplay of light, the Devouring Soldier Demon easily tore open the Yin Sha Bone Spikes with varying sizes, as if tearing open a paper mold.

Wan Shi Luo wanted to recall his spiritual weapon, but now the weapon was completely enveloped by the power of Bai Tun Bing.

The scattered Yin Sha bone spikes were all enveloped in the power of devouring soldiers.

Unable to recall the corpses, Wan Shi Luo attempted to retaliate and seize them, but unexpectedly, a flurry of swords and blades tore a huge gash in his body in an instant.

He tried desperately to dodge, but under the Soul Devouring Netherworld's Soul Falling Netherworld technique, he didn't even have a chance to escape.

As the sound of the magical weapon piercing through his body continued to emanate, Wan Shi Luo was directly pierced through the heart by ten thousand blades and died on the battlefield.

The fight between the two appeared extremely intense, but in reality, it was only a matter of seconds.

Su Yan merely twitched the hem of his clothes slightly; he didn't actually make a move.

Buzzing blood bees and venomous bees rose from the ground to the sky, and the tough, poisonous corpses were reduced to skeletons under their siege.

The corpse poison was potent; many blood bees died shortly after devouring the flesh and blood of the poisoned corpse.

After the battle with 100,000 blood bees, the number of bees lost was no less than 10,000 to 20,000.

However, for the Divine Locust, these losses are merely the accumulation of time.

On the city wall, Jin Liangxing's heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally settled back into his stomach. He felt both respect and fear towards Su Yan, who was in mid-air outside the city.

Not only him, but even Zhai Long and the others did not expect Su Yan's methods to be so powerful.

The poisonous corpses are ferocious and their physical bodies are terrifyingly strong. With hundreds of True Intent Realm poisonous corpses, even ordinary Danqiao martial artists would probably have to be careful when they come.

If they are trapped in the formation, they may even be worn down and die.

The poisonous corpses are not martial artists who will give you a chance to defeat them one by one. They will only relentlessly surround and kill you.

This is what makes the poisonous corpses so terrifying; they are covered in deadly poison, and their effectiveness on the battlefield is even greater.

However, what they saw now was a sky full of buzzing ferocious insects that swept across like a storm, and those arrogant poisonous corpses had already been burrowed into their five orifices and their internal organs were devoured.

From the inside out, all the flesh and blood were completely devoured.

With such ferocity, how could anyone not be afraid?

At this moment, the poisonous corpse had been completely devoured. With a wave of his hand, Su Yan also collected all the bees and insects back into the insect realm space.

Su Yan flew back, and everyone looked at him with even greater awe.

Zhai Long

"My subordinate is here."

Su Yan glanced at everyone and then said, "Wan Shi Luo is dead. The mission in Lu Xi Town is complete. Take all the evidence back to the Demon Suppression Guard."

"Yes"

Zhai Long answered decisively, but he knew that this mission was definitely not the end, but rather a fuse.

Although he was worried, since Su Yan had asked him to do this, there was no way he could back down.

Zhai Long and his three companions tidied up very quickly, and Su Yan was a great help to them.

Su Yan made two moves and almost wiped out all the rebels.

Otherwise, it would probably take several days from detaining the enemy to sorting out all the things.

After gathering the evidence, the group headed straight for the royal city.

Galloping at full speed, Zhai Long arrived at the Demon Guard's residence in Wangcheng Town. Without resting, he directly delivered the items to the head of the residence.

Fu Conghan, the head of the manor, said "good" three times and then rushed out the door.

In a short time, the warriors of the Demon Suppression Guard were frequently mobilized, with one rider after another departing from the Demon Suppression Guard. Everyone sensed that something was wrong.

Only Su Yan, after returning, focused his energy back on cultivation.

The inner world continued to nurture, and after several days, the seeds of the spiritual medicine that had been planted had quietly sprouted.

A vigorous life force gathered from his inner world into his body, constantly resonating with his three golden cores and the star apertures all over his body.

The Poison Dragon Golden Body continued to solidify, and the Subduing Tiger King Golden Body also became increasingly powerful, as if cast from gold.

Su Yan could clearly feel himself getting stronger, with many true meanings within his inner vision constantly vying for every bit of power from his body.

The roars were incessant as Su Yan sat cross-legged in the inner realm, gathering all his power. "The Dao follows nature, and the power of the Dharma Form lies in the mobilization of natural spiritual energy, which is the key to destroying the heavens and the earth."

Su Yan gradually awoke from his cultivation, and the spiritual light in his eyes gradually subsided.

"My physical body is strong, and I am probably no longer worried about martial artists at the first or second level of the Dharma Aspect Realm. It is obviously not a problem for me to bear the power of nature. The key lies in the catalyst. I have many true intentions. The key is which Dharma Aspect to take as the main one to draw on the power of nature."

The Dharma Form requires the mobilization of natural forces. The transformation of true meaning to the Dharma Form stage is not only a transformation of the soul, but also a transformation of the control over power.

Different Dharma forms can gather and mobilize different forces, which will naturally have different biases.

Among all his true intentions, the strongest Dharma forms are the Nine-Headed Poison Dragon and the Tiger-Taming King True Intentions, while the rest are the True Intentions evolved from ferocious insects.

Both are the best choices for condensing a Dharma image, but Su Yan still felt somewhat unwilling.

The Nine-Headed Poisonous Dragon and the Subduing Tiger King are other people's paths.

If one wants to go further, one needs to break with the old and establish the new, and gather one's own Dharma form in the true meaning.

"The root of all evil is the insect."

Su Yan said thoughtfully, "I should go and take a look at the Demon Suppression Guard's library."
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Inside the Demon Suppression Guard's residence, in the main hall, the heads of the Demon Suppression Divisions from the four prefectures, including Zhongzhou and Donghuang, were all gathered here.

More than ten martial artists at the Dharma Aspect Realm sat on either side. At the head of them were three mahogany chairs, where three old men sat.

Zhao Wenyuan, Xi Hebo, and Xian Ying all wore cold smiles, their icy aura sending a sense of unease through the assembled officials.

"Hmph, in the Luxi Mountains, there are underground poison pools a hundred feet deep and smaller pools ten feet deep, capable of producing at least a thousand poisonous corpses. This scale has existed for a full ten years!"

Zhao Wenyuan gave a forced smile and snorted coldly: "Those who know will say these are remnants of the Poison Man Sect, but those who don't will think the Poison Man Sect's headquarters has opened in the Central Plains. I wonder what you all think?"

No one dared to speak, especially Fu Conghan and Shan Junyi, whose expressions were unusually grim.

To be honest, there is some overlap between the area near Luxi Town and the area they usually govern.

Although the Demon Suppression Guards do not govern local affairs, it is their duty to investigate evil spirits and suppress demons and heretics.

"My subordinates made a mistake by failing to detect the signs in time. Bian Yilan has been serving as the head of our company for a long time. For his own selfish reasons, he nurtured a tiger that would cause future trouble. He failed to realize that this was a remnant of the Poisonous Man Sect. This is a dereliction of duty."

Fu Conghan immediately admitted his mistake, and Zhao Wenyuan nodded slightly, but Shan Junyi's expression became even more unpleasant.

Because Bian Yilan is now his subordinate, and she is dead.

He cannot escape this responsibility, nor can he escape it.

"Subordinates are not strict in managing their subordinates"

Shan Junyi managed to squeeze out a sentence, clearly not very happy.

"Humph"

Zhao Wenyuan snorted, and Xi Hebo raised his eyes. In his deep-set eyes were a pair of eyes that could see right through people's hearts.

"I will have my staff investigate the matter thoroughly, one by one, afterward. Right now, you must deal with the remnants of the Poison Man Sect."

His gaze fell on Fu Conghan: "Who is colluding with the Poison Man Sect?"

"Southern nobles and clans"

Fu Conghan looked up, and as soon as he said this, everyone's hearts skipped a beat, and they all turned to look at him.

These are not words that can be said lightly.

The cultivation of poisonous corpses is an act that damages the foundation of the martial artists of the Dali Dynasty and strengthens its own power.

Whoever is involved will suffer the consequences.

Fu Conghan straightened his back and said, word by word, "After three days of investigation, most of the people involved in Luxi Town have been killed. Although the person who traded with that person called Wan Shi Luo did not leave many clues, the clues are very clear. He must be from one of the prefectures of Donghuang Prefecture, Lingnan Prefecture, or Chijiang Prefecture."

"Thirty-three noble families and clans have been identified as being connected to this case, including officials from the capital and prefects along the route..."

Fu Conghan is a very ambitious and sensitive person.

He knew that Bian Yilan used to work under him, and even though she had switched allegiances, he couldn't escape responsibility for this matter.

However, he also didn't want to get rid of the connection.

Su Yan was the one who discovered the matter and also the one who suppressed the Ten Thousand Corpse Demon, which was a great achievement.

Moreover, Su Yan was a member of the martial arts world introduced by Ma Ta Jianghu. His actions were like a precious sword being drawn from its sheath, proving to everyone that Ma Ta Jianghu's rise to power was correct.

This is an opportunity.

Fu Conghan used every means to investigate for three days before finally getting to this point in the investigation.

"Fu Conghan, you have to take responsibility for your words!"

At this moment, a deep voice came, and Xian Ying, who was seated above, fixed his eyes on him like a hawk.

“Thirty-three families, involving many relationships in Zhongzhou and Donghuang Prefecture. If you make this move, I'm afraid even the Demon Suppression Guard will not be able to have peace.”

Thirty-three families have been identified, and the descendants of nobles are interconnected like a spider web. If the investigation continues, it could be a storm.

Zhao Wenyuan narrowed his eyes and asked casually, "How did you investigate?"

"The Poison Man Sect's corpse-refining process always involves two entries and one exit. The first entry is rare and precious medicinal herbs, the second is a martial artist's physical body, and the exit is a poisonous corpse. Following the flow of medicinal herbs in Luxi Town and the sale of unidentified goods, I identified the initial suspects. Upon closer investigation, I discovered that most of them were related to the Huangxiang Sect of the Eastern Wilderness Prefecture. And the Huangxiang Sect wasn't the only one buying poisonous corpses..."

Bang

Xian Ying slammed his hand on the table and then sneered, "The Huangxiang Sect of the Eastern Wilderness Prefecture has other sects. Are you trying to say that the Eastern Wilderness Prefecture needs to be taught a lesson? The Poison Man Sect is powerful. I don't care if you want to trample the martial world. But if you use this as an excuse and can't tell which is more important, then don't blame me for being impolite."

Xian Ying's words were very weighty, but they were based on sound reasoning.

What the Poison Man Sect did back then was almost enough to cause an entire prefecture to fall into the hands of another country, resulting in widespread suffering and damaging the very foundation of the nation.

No matter how powerful Ma Ta Jianghu was, it was still an integration of forces within the Dali Dynasty. It was natural to distinguish which was more important.

Xihebo nodded slightly, then said, "Fu Conghan, how can you prove it?"

What Fu Conghan just said were all clues, but if we want to conduct a large-scale investigation, we must produce evidence. Otherwise, the Demon Suppression Guards will likely become targets of many people.

Fu Conghan remained silent for a long time before saying, "Tianqing Mountain is the gathering place of the remnants of the Poison Man Sect in Zhongzhou. It is also their largest poison pool, which is suppressed by a Dharma Aspect Realm cultivator. If we attack and conquer it, there will be countless pieces of evidence to prove that we are connected."

Tianqing Mountain is located in the territory of Zhongzhou, near the border of Xizhou Prefecture.

On Mount Tianqing, there is a sect called Tianqing Medicine Valley, which is skilled in refining pills. Although it is not as famous as Lancang Medicine Pavilion, it is still a well-known sect.

If we launch a rash attack, the reputation of the Demon Suppression Guard will suffer even more.

However, the evidence in Fu Conghan's hands already pointed to Tianqingshan, a place that must have some connection with the Poison Man Sect.

Everyone fell silent for a moment. Zhao Wenyuan then asked, "Fu Conghan, can the Seventh Division handle the attack on Tianqing Mountain?"

The Seventh Division is Fu Conghan's team. If they can take it down, it will be a complete success, and they can also guard against others causing trouble.

Fu Conghan immediately accepted the order, replying decisively, "Agreed."

(End of this chapter)